Suzanna Gaceta

Suzanna Gaceta serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Air Warfare Center, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to advance next-generation aviation and maritime warfare systems. She manages complex acquisitions for mission-critical electronic components and integrated avionics systems, ensuring alignment with strategic R&D priorities in airborne command and control, sensor modernization, and mission simulation technologies. Her work directly enables the development and fielding of next-generation naval air systems by facilitating timely, compliant contract execution for high-technology hardware and software solutions. Gaceta maintains consistent working relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corporation, Jacobs Technology Inc., SAIC, Teya Support Services LLC, and Kranze Technology Solutions Inc. These partnerships are primarily centered on the design, integration, and testing of advanced electronic systems, with a focus on systems engineering, embedded firmware, and ruggedized component manufacturing. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration to meet the Navy’s evolving operational requirements. Gaceta’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. This indicates a strategic focus on accessing the broadest possible pool of technical expertise, prioritizing capability and readiness over socioeconomic categorization in mission-critical domains where specialized engineering capabilities are paramount. Her primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 334419 — Other Electronic Component Manufacturing — reflecting deep expertise in sourcing custom circuitry, signal processing modules, avionics interfaces, and specialized sensors for naval aircraft and unmanned systems. She consistently procures high-reliability electronic assemblies and mission-specific hardware that must meet stringent military environmental and performance standards, demonstrating a technical command of electronic component lifecycle management and defense-grade supply chain requirements.